Pokoreppu
| Pokoreppu | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Rongelap Atoll | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 19 ′ N , 166 ° 38 ′ E | |
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Pokoreppu (also: Bogol`lëp , Okoreppu Island , Pokoreppu-To ) is a tiny motu of the Rongelap Atoll of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
Pokoreppu is located on the western edge of the reef, quite lonely and over 11 km away and still separated from the northwesternmost Motu Naen by the west pass and 8 km from the southwesternmost Motu Burok . The island is uninhabited and has been contaminated with nuclear power since the Bravo bomb was tested for nuclear weapons .